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10/01/2014
FCC Gets Out of NFL Broadcast Blackout Business
The FCC voted unanimously Tuesday to end 40-year-old rules that restrict pay-TV companies from carrying pro sports games in "blacked out" markets.
The 5-0 vote ending the blackout rule doesn't mean its primary benefactor, the National Football League, can't impose the same restrictions in the contracts it signs with pay-TV operators. It just gets rid of the Federal Communications Commissions' regulatory backing.
